Police fatally shoot Marine in California desert

November 13, 2012
by legitgov

Police fatally shoot Marine in California desert 12 Nov 2012 Police fatally shot a Camp Pendleton Marine who struck an officer with a car in a parking garage in Palm Springs, authorities said Monday. The Marine repeatedly ignored orders to stop after being approached by officers on bike patrol around 2 a.m. Saturday, the Palm Springs Police Department said in a statement. One of the officers partially climbed into the passenger window to stop the car, but the Marine accelerated, striking the other officer, the department said.